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Watching 42 on Friday’s movie night, I had forgotten that among shots of MLB players wearing 42 during the pre-credits montage, there is one at Target Field. That got me thinking about the Twins who have worn #42 outside of April 15 every year, and checking Baseball Reference, there have been just six. (Two of […]
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Results In the 2001-2002 offseason, the Minnesota Twins franchise was nearly extinguished. The harebrained and somewhat nefarious contraction scheme hatched by MLB Commissioner Bud Selig—and seemingly fully endorsed by Twins owner Carl Pohlad—put MN on the brink of being baseball-less. Fortunately, Hennepin County Judge Harry Crump’s ironclad interpretation of stadium lease laws kept the team […]
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The World Baseball Classic has been in full swing this past week, with the knockout round games providing exciting games. That being said, last night’s Team USA’s victory over the Dominican Republic was marred by a few egregious strike calls from behind the plate, which makes this season’s advent of the ABS challenge system a […]
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Here’s your link for the movie! It’s from a Strange Site, but most internet security experts consider it pretty safe (for streaming; I wouldn’t try downloading). It has no commercials, so no sync issues! Sync issues are a pain on Movie Nights! Start the show at 7:30! The idea of doing a newer, franker movie […]
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An immediate caveat to that title: I am excited for Minnesota Twins baseball to return. It is my favorite professional sport and I welcome it back into my daily routine each spring like an old friend. I can’t wait to flip on the tube each night or get out to the ballpark(s) this summer. I […]
6 days ago | 1 read
Looking through the Twins’ active roster after yesterday’s string of cuts, an unusual trend struck me: of the 32 men on the active roster, five have a birthday in December. Now, a group of 32 people having a month with five people may not be particularly anomalous given the randomness inherent in populations, but that […]
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First Pitch (CT): 12:05TV: NoneRadio: MLB App via TB AudioKnow Yo’ Foe: DRaysBay What to watch: Joe Ryan finally makes his long-awaited debut! Unfortunately this game appears to be lost to the void. Lineups
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Results Unless or until the Minnesota Twins win another World Series—one I’m not a toddler or a kindergartener for—it is possible that September 25, 2008, will remain my Twins fandom zenith. Timing and circumstance matters a lot, and in late ‘08 I had just graduated college and reveling in the “summer after being done” (not […]
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The first rule of spring training is not to get too excited about spring training stats. That being said, Alan Roden is maybe making the Louis Varland trade look like a better deal, as he has eight hits in 22 at-bats, with one homer and a steal. For sure, a positive after he finished last […]
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First Pitch (CT): 12:05TV: MLB.TV/ATL Video (via Braves)Radio: Braves – ESPN 103.7/WIFN 1340Know Yo’ Foe: Battery Power What to watch: Zebby Matthews is on the mound in his fight to keep the 5th rotation spot. Mick Abel has had a flawless Spring, but it’s Zebby’s spot to lose. Lineups
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It seems like February grinds to a halt once pitchers and catchers report every year. While the excitement of spring training games provides a midwinter jolt, that buzz quickly wears off as you remember the RBIs don’t count, but the oblique injuries do. But now it’s March, the World Baseball Classic’s pool play is in […]
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(Adapted from this post on another website.) Here’s your link for the movie! It’s from a Strange Site, but most internet security experts consider it pretty safe (for streaming; I wouldn’t try downloading). It has no commercials, so no sync issues! Sync issues are a pain on Movie Nights! Start the show at 7:30! (This […]
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First Pitch (CT): 5:05 PMTV: Twins.TVRadio: 830 WCCO/Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Foe: Battery Power What to watch: We’re on Roden CF watch yet again. With how well both he and James Outman have been playing this Spring, the Twins will have some hard decisions to make if a trade isn’t done before Opening Day. Also, Twins […]
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The Twins’ two best hitters this Spring have been, unquestionably, Alan Roden and James Outman, two players who were on the outside looking in coming into Spring Training. Roden has options remaining and may find himself in AAA to start that season anyway, but Outman can’t be sent to the minors without passing through waivers, […]
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Another week, another Book Club. How else to get through February & March in MN besides baseball books and catching up on movies?! This time: Baseball in the Roaring Twenties by Thomas Wolf. The title is actually a misnomer, as the book focuses specifically on the year 1926. Overall, I found it to be a […]
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First Pitch (CT): 12:05TV: Twins.TV (via YES)Radio: NAKnow Yo’ Foe: Pinstripe Alley What to watch: Luke Keaschall, left fielder?? Good to get some reps out there since he’ll likely be used to platoon Larnach/Wallner/Roden/Outman/Rodriguez against lefties. Lineups
14 days ago | 4 reads
First Pitch (CT): 12:05TV: Twins.TV and MLB.TV (FREE)Radio: Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Foe: Go on vacation to Puerto Rico or something What to watch: The three backup SS options are all in the lineup as they fight for the Twins’ final roster spot. Gray at SS, Arcia at 3B, and Kreidler in RF. Also, Willi Castro […]
15 days ago | 5 reads
Last week, I wrote about the two Twins players whose MLB careers lasted one game. (And thanks to BH-Baseball for sharing, in a comment below the article, about Senators one-game, one-legged pitcher Bert Shepard.) If this were earlier in the offseason, I’d make this a series (and I still might, just next offseason); as it […]
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Results On the night of April 17, 2009, I was driving back home from a late shift at Walmart (my Retail Era). Though initially hearing from John Gordon that the hometown boys were down big, a comeback began brewing! Just as I pulled my 1992 Ford F-150 into the driveway, Jason Kubel completed the claw-back—and […]
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And the injuries just keep piling up. While spring training stats and records do not matter, the Twins do have the worst run differential through nine games across the majors this spring. That being said, we did have some good news on the injury front. Royce Lewis’ recent MRI is clean (Bobby Nightengale at the […]
17 days ago | 3 reads
First Pitch (CT): 12:05TV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN/830 WCCO/102.9 The Wolf /Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Foe: Battery Power What to watch: I said it before, I’ll say it again. If Austin Martin can hold up in CF a few times a week, the rest of this roster construction becomes significantly easier. Same could be said for Wagaman at […]
18 days ago | 5 reads
First Pitch (CT): 12:05TV: Twins.TV (via NESN)Radio: NAKnow Yo’ Foe: Over the Monster Lineups
19 days ago | 3 reads
Here’s your link for the movie! It’s from a Strange Site, but most internet security experts consider it pretty safe (for streaming; I wouldn’t try downloading). It has no commercials, so no sync issues! Sync issues are a pain on Movie Nights! Start the show at 7:30! This 1949 movie was inspired by a visit […]
20 days ago | 3 reads
First Pitch (CT): 12:05TV: Twins.TVRadio: WCCO 830/The Wolf 102.9 FM/Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Foe: Pinstripe Alley What to watch: Oops, all catchers! Lineups
20 days ago | 3 reads
I recently finished this new book from Jane Leavy—previous biographer of the likes of Mickey Mantle, Sandy Koufax, & Babe Ruth. As baseball nonfiction tomes go, I found it—okay. A LOT of snark, but if you can handle that you’ll enjoy it even more than I did. Make Me Commissioner’s basic premise is Leavy analyzing […]
20 days ago | 5 reads